Just bought the Belken model this weekend, it works great, the only thing it wouldn't do was burn an .msq file. I can tune, burn VE tables, change constants/enrichments.
A tad pricey at $50 at Comp USA.
USB to Serial Adapters
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USB converter users,
Please grab this microsoft utility, run it on your machine and post back here what it tells you about your serial connection. Include some comments about whether you've ever had problems or not, so we can try to figure out the pattern here...
http://www.not2fast.com/megasquirt/mt/p ... sbview.exe
Thanks,
Eric
Please grab this microsoft utility, run it on your machine and post back here what it tells you about your serial connection. Include some comments about whether you've ever had problems or not, so we can try to figure out the pattern here...
http://www.not2fast.com/megasquirt/mt/p ... sbview.exe
Thanks,
Eric
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85fordranger
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USB to Serial Adapters
Hi guys. I know this is kind of a MS-PALM question but I think I am not overstepping a thread since it has to do with adapters. I have a palm that only has usb and no rs-232 compatibility. Do the adapters convert the usb ttl logic to rs-232 requirements or does the usb side need to be capable of rs-232 communications?
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Depends on the palm, but in general you can get both a USB or a Serial cable for your Palm.
The USB adaptors we are talking about connect up to a USB port on a PC, and the PC has drivers on it that enumerate an RS232 port from a USB connection.
What version of Palm doesn't have an rs232 port? you would need to write a special driver for your palm in order to use the usb-serial converter that is dicussed here.
OK, they convert bidirectional USB serial data to-from RS232. They usually are just a Pic style microcontroller and a single chip level converter like the max232, you need the driver on the PC end to send the right config commands to and from the pic, the driver separates out the serial data from the USB, and sends it to your "Port" which is then sent to your program. Basically. Does that make any sense?
S.
The USB adaptors we are talking about connect up to a USB port on a PC, and the PC has drivers on it that enumerate an RS232 port from a USB connection.
What version of Palm doesn't have an rs232 port? you would need to write a special driver for your palm in order to use the usb-serial converter that is dicussed here.
OK, they convert bidirectional USB serial data to-from RS232. They usually are just a Pic style microcontroller and a single chip level converter like the max232, you need the driver on the PC end to send the right config commands to and from the pic, the driver separates out the serial data from the USB, and sends it to your "Port" which is then sent to your program. Basically. Does that make any sense?
S.
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85fordranger
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USB to Serial Adapters
Thanks Scott, I decided to get an older palm with the capability at the advise of a cople of other squirters. The Palm I have is a Tungsten E by the way. USB ONLY 
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Re: Need Help USB to SERIAL PORT
The problem I am seeing is that the com port is a moving target. Seems like everytime I run MT the MS is on a different com port. Tonight it was on com10. Since MT only goes up to com9 I am sol. At least until it decides to go back into the single digits.setaikai wrote:Guyz I have a laptop that does not have a serial port......so can I use a USB to serial port convertor to do this or how????
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Scott: (I assume you were responding to my post.) I am using the Prolific usb-serial cable. OS is WinXP Pro. When you say "go into the driver" how do I do that?MegaScott wrote:You can go into the driver and make it whatever com port you want. What usb-serial device are you using, and what is your OS?
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mbohn wrote:
> The problem I am seeing is that the com port is a moving target. Seems
> like everytime I run MT the MS is on a different com port. Tonight it
> was on com10. Since MT only goes up to com9 I am sol. At least until it
> decides to go back into the single digits.
I've never heard of the numbers going over 9, I'll change it so that
99 is the max.
Is there any pattern as to when or why they change, maybe a reboot?
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Eric Fahlgren http://www.not2fast.com/
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> The problem I am seeing is that the com port is a moving target. Seems
> like everytime I run MT the MS is on a different com port. Tonight it
> was on com10. Since MT only goes up to com9 I am sol. At least until it
> decides to go back into the single digits.
I've never heard of the numbers going over 9, I'll change it so that
99 is the max.
Is there any pattern as to when or why they change, maybe a reboot?
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Eric Fahlgren http://www.not2fast.com/
(posted by email)
Re: USB to Serial Adapters
Eric:
I've never heard of the numbers going over 9, I'll change it so that
99 is the max.
Is there any pattern as to when or why they change, maybe a reboot?
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(posted by email)
If there is a pattern, I've yet to catch it. I think it depends on what usb devices you have connected at boot time. Since I use different usb devices at home vs at work I think mine changes a lot. MS started at com6 and is now com10. Creeping com port I guess it's called.